Definitions for triumph
ˈtraɪ əmf, -ʌmftri·umph

Princeton's WordNet(3.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. victory, triumph(noun)

   a successful ending of a struggle or contest

   "a narrow victory"; "the general always gets credit for his army's victory"; "clinched a victory"; "convincing victory"; "the agreement was a triumph for common sense"

2. triumph(verb)

   the exultation of victory

3. prevail, triumph(verb)

   prove superior

   "The champion prevailed, though it was a hard fight"

4. wallow, rejoice, triumph(verb)

   be ecstatic with joy

5. gloat, triumph, crow(verb)

   dwell on with satisfaction

6. exuberate, exult, rejoice, triumph, jubilate(verb)

   to express great joy

   "Who cannot exult in Spring?"

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Triumph(noun)

   a magnificent and imposing ceremonial performed in honor of a general who had gained a decisive victory over a foreign enemy

2. Triumph(noun)

   hence, any triumphal procession; a pompous exhibition; a stately show or pageant

3. Triumph(noun)

   a state of joy or exultation for success

4. Triumph(noun)

   success causing exultation; victory; conquest; as, the triumph of knowledge

5. Triumph(noun)

   a trump card; also, an old game at cards

6. Triumph(noun)

   to celebrate victory with pomp; to rejoice over success; to exult in an advantage gained; to exhibit exultation

7. Triumph(noun)

   to obtain victory; to be successful; to prevail

8. Triumph(noun)

   to be prosperous; to flourish

9. Triumph(noun)

   to play a trump card

10. Triumph(verb)

    to obtain a victory over; to prevail over; to conquer. Also, to cause to triumph

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1. Triumph

   Triumph is a Canadian hard rock power trio that was popular in the late 1970s through the 1980s. Between the band's 16 albums and DVDs, Triumph has received 18 gold and 9 platinum awards in Canada and the United States. Triumph was nominated for multiple Juno Awards, including Group of the Year Award in 1979, 1985, 1986 and 1987. Like their fellow Canadians Rush, Triumph began building their reputation across North America as a live band, peaking in the early to mid-1980s. The band was formed by Toronto music veterans Gil Moore, Mike Levine, and Rik Emmett in 1975.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Triumph

   trī′umf, n. in ancient Rome, a solemn procession in honour of a victorious general: joy for success: victory: (Shak.) a trump card.—v.i. to celebrate a victory with pomp: to rejoice for victory: to obtain victory: to be prosperous: to boast, exult (with over): (Shak.) to shine brightly.—v.t. (Milt.) to boast over.—adj. Trium′phal, pertaining to triumph: used in celebrating victory.—n. (Milt.) a token of victory.—adj. Trium′phant, celebrating or rejoicing for a triumph: expressing joy for success: victorious.—adv. Trium′phantly.—n. Trī′umpher.—adv. Trī′umphingly, in a triumphing manner: with triumph or exultation.—Triumphal arch, an arch erected in connection with the triumph of a Roman general, any decorative arch in public rejoicings, &c.—Church triumphant (see Church). [L. triumphus; akin to Gr. thriambos, a hymn to Bacchus.]

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. triumph

   (Lat. triumphus). Was the name given in ancient Rome to the public honor bestowed on a general who had been successful in war. It consisted in a solemn procession along the Via Sacra up to the Capitol, where sacrifice was offered Jupiter. The victor sat in a chariot, drawn by four horses,—his captives marching before, his troops following behind. Certain conditions had to be fulfilled before a triumph could be enjoyed, and it was the business of the senate to see that these were enforced. Under the empire, generals serving abroad were considered to be the emperor’s lieutenants, and therefore, however successful in their wars, they had no claim to a triumph. They received instead triumphal decorations, and other rewards. The oration, or lesser triumph, differs from the greater chiefly in these respects; that the imperator entered the city on foot, clad in the simple toga prætexta of a magistrate, that he bore no sceptre, was not preceded by the senate and a flourish of trumpets, nor followed by victorious troops, but only by the equites and the populace, and that the ceremonies were concluded by the sacrifice of a sheep instead of a bull. The ovation, it is scarcely necessary to add, was granted when the success, though considerable, did not fulfill the conditions specified for a triumph.

2. triumph

   To obtain victory; to meet with success.

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1. triumph

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British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'triumph' in Nouns Frequency: #1882

How to pronounce triumph?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of triumph in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of triumph in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of triumph in a Sentence

1. Jeff Bock:

   Unless it has massive legs, any opening under $50 million is not a triumph, it's still an asterisk. The next two weeks will tell the tale.

2. Thomas Wolfe:

   If a man has talent and cannot use it, he has failed. If he has a talent and uses only half of it, he has partly failed. If he has a talent and learns somehow to use the whole of it, he has gloriously succeeded and has a satisfaction and a triumph few men ever know.

3. Mehmet Murat ildan:

   You can't win every battle! You must have the word Defeat in your dictionary; if not, defeat will triumph even more strongly!

4. Joseph Addison:

   It is folly for an eminent person to think of escaping censure, and a weakness to be affected by it. All the illustrious persons of antiquity, and indeed of every age, have passed through this fiery persecution. There is no defense against reproach but obscurity; it is a kind of concomitant to greatness, as satires and invectives were an essential part of a Roman triumph.

5. Deodatta V. Shenai-Khatkhate:

   It's very true that the only difference between "TRY" and "TRIUMPH" is just the "UMPH", even though it may sound like a cliche to some. In my view, that tiny 'Umph' often gives you monumental mph (i.e. miles per hour) to accelerate and reach your destination much faster. The 'Umph' can mathematically be expressed as: Umph = U + mph. The minuscule 'Umph' can thus make a mega-difference, and all you need is that little 'Umph' to succeed. Hence you must strive to get that 'Umph' in your life; by pushing yourself slightly harder, and by putting that extra little kick in every struggle of life. With that little 'Umph' on your side, you'll surely break a leg! So, what are you waiting for?

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